The Neuroscience of Gratitude and How It Affects Anxiety and Grief

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The Neuroscience of Gratitude and How It Affects Anxiety and Grief pathwaysreallife.com/the-neuroscience-of-gratitude-and-how-it-affects-anxiety-and-grief seohnrpros

August 6, 2020

Do you know it is important to show gratitude for what you have or provided with? If you are blessed with a perfect family, a good job, stable finances, and a happy life, you should be grateful. Sparing that one minute to thank what you already have is what it takes to make your experience even more joyful. So before we go any further, what exactly does gratitude mean? The word originates from a Latin word gratia. It is the state of being grateful or showing thankfulness. To understand how the power of gratitude works, we are going to look at the following; Gratitude and happiness Gratitude and health Gratitude and professional commitment Neuroscience of gratitude

Gratitude and Happiness Gratitude can improve your interpersonal relationship both at home and at work. This can bring you happiness. When you show appreciation to yourself and others, you induce a positive emotion, which is technically happiness. So our overall health and wellbeing are impacted by the feelings of pleasure and contentment derived from gratitude.

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